I was thinking about what Blizzard could possibly update us with, and I think now that most of the infrastructure questions are handled, the questions we really need answers to are a basic spitfire of Q&As relating to in-game this or thats.
Release date and beta yes/no are obviously still there along with number of servers and their names, but have we reached the stage where the most pressing questions are most relatable to in-game features, or are there still a ton of questions to ask regarding out-of-world problems?
In my humble opinion, the vast majority of behind the scenes or âunder the hoodâ issues (that we know about) have been discussed over and over by the community to the point of beating a dead horse, sadly most of which is speculation IMO and we havenât seen much from Blizzard to Confirm or Deny some of those topicsâŚI think the biggest one in this category is the issue of the Sharting (err. sharDing). This still needs more clarification/Information, I believe.
That said, I would agree that yea, maybe it is time we should start talking about those in game questions that people may want to know more about. Like maybe if Classic will have the original epic mounts at release or will we go straight to the Armored ones? Am I going to get banned for going on WPVP missions because you know, PVP happened on a PVP server? /shrug
For sure! You and I are on the same boat (from Ratchet to STV)! Iâm having a hard time keeping my excitement going with so little official info coming our way. I mean, I am still excited for it, but all I see are the same 10 topics discussed filled with opinion and thatâs not enough for me anymore, I need some steak and potatoes, Iâm done with my salad!
They want feedback, theyâve gotten feedback. Now we just come here every day and bring up the same half dozen or so major issues (loot trading/sharding/account services/AV version/content distribution/queue dodging/beta/box cost/changes-nochanges).
We have had a grand total of 2 updates on classic. In 2017 they said they were finally caving. In 2018, a freaking year later, we got a bug ridden demo (At 50 bucks for a week) and some bare bones information. Itâs not just that we donât have enough information, we donât even have enough information to know if theyâre listening to feedback.
It makes me think they donât actually want feedback. I think weâre not going to get updates until âitâs too late to change that, before launch, sorry.â Then they hope people get used to, and accept, the change before they have to fix it.
Iâs possible, Iâm holding out hope that theyâre busy fixing the most menial stuff possible (like lanterns) in every zone.
Think about it - they went to great depth at Blizzcon talking about retro fitting the data tables to the current structure, then going on to show how they had to essentially fix the SAME ISSUE like 6 times for Westfall alone because of all of the different textures.
I have my fingers crossed that theyâre just busy combing through the rest of the zones for the same issues - considering they were likely off a good portion of December with Blizzâs vacation policies.
Of course Iâm not holding my breath and wouldnât be surprised if what youâre saying is true, just trying to hold out some hope!
That is blizzards typical mo. I still dont understand how peope still fall for it.
At best they my lurk the reddit forums and say they have a sense of what the community wants.
Content release schedule is a big thing that is not set yet. Which i believe would be better with more content releases than the four stated. I see no reason why Blizz/Devs cant talk to us right now about that and get it ironed out.
The development is definitely moving along but itâs a complicated process and I donât have any specific details to share at this point. We know youâd like to have a Q&A and a variety of things answered, but weâd prefer to have concrete answers to give you guys or new information. Iâm personally very opposed to doing a Q&A for the sake of doing it without saying anything new. For everyoneâs sake thatâs just the better choice when it comes to these types of things.
Cheers for the update. Take your time, tell us soonâ˘. But note we want a finalised product at launch, and weâre willing to wait! Thanks and weâre ready for another weekend of testing should you need us
I think it would be really cool and low effort if somebody would just toss a couple random screen shots up on the forum from time to time just to show how things are progressing.
But with that said, I could see some small detail like using a resolution higher than what was available in 2004 starting a 48 page flame war about Changes vs NoChanges
So then were you opposed to yesterdays Q+A that added nothing and didnât answer any content that the players wanted to hear about after asking them to put in the comment section below the announcement of the Lore Development Stream what they wanted to hear about?
Not that that was a good idea to begin with because everyone mistook what the Thursday Stream was actually supposed to be about and were asking Lore Questions in an attempt to get Answers, of which that was not a Q+A.
âNothing new to shareâ doesnât mean that nothing has been done or that no progress has been made.
It means that nothing finalized has made it through the process from âitâs coded into the gameâ to âweâre ready to talk about itâ. Which is a process all its own that is at best tangentially related to actual game development.
He said there was nothing new âto shareâ, meaning theyâre not ready to talk about their progress. You want him to play a game of forum charades with us just to pretend heâs telling us something new?
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